Hey guys, I recently started a tomato plant in a 5 gallon bucket with a bubble stone at the bottom. Just a basic bubbleponics setup. Just wanted to know if anyone knew the Ph that tomatoes need to be at in a hydro setup. Also what are the nutrient requirements for it? I'm gonna feel stupid if it's the same as my cannabis plants.

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I grow tomatoes but not hydro ones, sounds like something I might try. I actually feed my tomatoes tomato food. They mark it as tomato food, I use Miracle Grow brand. As for the NPK of the food, I do not recall...I can check when I get home.

Alright thanks. I actually am feeding them a 1/4 strength soluble plant food I got at a nursery. the npk is 23-18-16 I know these are somepretty damn high values so I'm gonna have to get this plant adjusted very slowly.

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I also use a liquid fertilizer called worm poop by terracycle, it works great and is real easy to use but I do not know how well it would work hydro...I know this is pretty much pure N. I also noticed that my bushy vegetables really get thick after applying this but it has to be applied every two weeks. I also use Bone Meal and Blood Meal on the veggy garden NPK is 12-0-0 and 6-9-0, towards the end of the season we hit it up with some Select Plant Food which is 10-10-10. I'm no expert my grandmother taught me and I just use what she showed me...if only she grew the sacred weed...lol

If you get any pictures I would love to see, starting a veggie garden in the winter could be fun for me, I want to see how well you do. I just started pumpkins last year, they are a ton of fun, I logistically speaking the pumpkin would be a difficult hydro...alright enough of my gabbing

lol yeah, I'd love it if my parents/grandparents grew herb. I know they'd be a lot more chilled come tax time. I also use blood and bone meal in my grows. but for hydro I think I'll stick to my soluble stuff for now. I just wish I could find the right Ph..

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Mom Mom says 5.5 to 6.5 once again this is what she says...she is an italian grandmother(mangia mangia) so she might be in the right area...lol

Alright, I'll try and keep it around there.

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Dude, I would trust your grandma's info!
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lol well it's time to start adding the ph down then

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I use miracle grow also. I also use the miracle grow soiless mix. My plants seem to love it because I never have a problem with them.

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